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...:-:**&@ THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. #@&**:-:..
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.....:-:** MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF **:-:.....
......:-:* THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE *:-:......
.....:-:** UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND **:-:.....
....:-:**& POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. &**:-:....
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..:-:**&@# : PROPERTIES : #@&**:-:..
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.....:-:** THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY **:-:.....
......:-:* VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS *:-:......
.....:-:** SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A **:-:.....
....:-:**& MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. &**:-:....
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..:-:**&@# IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ##@&**:-:.
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.....:-:** : COLLECTION : **:-:.....
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....:-:**& THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE @&**:-:...
....:-:**& PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF &**:-:....
.....:-:** AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND **:-:.....
......:-:* HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. *:-:......
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....:-:**& MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. @&**:-:...
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.....:-:** : AS A DRUG : **:-:.....
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..:-:**&@# . ONE SPOON . #@&**:-:..
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..:-:**&@# THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) @&**:-:...
....:-:**& DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES &**:-:....
.....:-:** SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED **:-:.....
......:-:* ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT *:-:......
.....:-:** SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE **:-:.....
....:-:**& CONFUSING. &**:-:....
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..:-:**&@# #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## . FOUR SPOONS . ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# ..... #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE @&**:-:...
....:-:**& THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE &**:-:....
.....:-:** ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). **:-:.....
......:-:* INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, *:-:......
.....:-:** ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE **:-:.....
....:-:**& SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# INCLINED). #@&**:-:..
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....:-:**& &**:-:....
.....:-:** . SEVEN SPOONS . **:-:.....
......:-:* ..... *:-:......
.....:-:** THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO **:-:.....
....:-:**& NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO @&**:-:...
....:-:**& DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR &**:-:....
.....:-:** LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE **:-:.....
......:-:* BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING *:-:......
.....:-:** WATER. **:-:.....
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...:-:**&@ @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . #@&**:-:..
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..:-:**&@# OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE @&**:-:...
....:-:**& IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH &**:-:....
.....:-:** SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH **:-:.....
......:-:* UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED *:-:......
.....:-:** OR NOT FORMED. **:-:.....
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.:-:**&@## : DANGERS : ##@&**:-:.
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....:-:**& MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - &**:-:....
.....:-:** THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO **:-:.....
......:-:* RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE *:-:......
.....:-:** FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER **:-:.....
....:-:**& DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ##@&**:-:.
..:-:**&@# #@&**:-:..
...:-:**&@ PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES @&**:-:...
....:-:**& FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE &**:-:....
.....:-:** CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE **:-:.....
......:-:* POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS *:-:......
.....:-:** ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... **:-:.....
....:-:**& WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE @&**:-:...
..:-:**&@# LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, #@&**:-:..
.:-:**&@## ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ##@&**:-:.
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...:-:**&@ LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE @&**:-:...
....:-:**& TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE &**:-:....
.....:-:** OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED **:-:.....
......:-:* BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS *:-:......
.....:-:** LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE **:-:.....
....:-:**& THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES &**:-:....
...:-:**&@ ARE DEAD AND GONE. @&**:-:...
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